Abstract: A new type of genetic load, the "lag load," is defined; it measures the extent to which a population is lagging behind the contemporary environment. An expression is obtained for the rate of evolution of a haploid sexual population as a function of the lag load, population size, per locus mutation rate, and selective advantage per favorable mutation.
Publication Year: 1976
Publication Date: 1976-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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